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Cool waters and abundant wildlife make Big Lake State Park a place to get...

Cool waters and abundant wildlife make Big Lake State Park a place to get away in northwest Missouri. Visitors can canoe and jet ski on the state's largest oxbow lake that adjoins the park or watch for smooth soft-shelled turtles lazing away the day in the park's marsh. Big Lake is a wetland that migrating birds use as a resting stop, affording bird watchers an unparalleled opportunity to see yellow-headed blackbirds, blue herons, soras and rails. Take advantage of the camping and lodging opportunities while you are there.

It is a beautiful park but is expensive compared to the corp of Engineers parks. One night we suffered through a noisy neighbor until 2 am. The next night there was a very busy party with a rock band that played until midnight
The highway next to the campground is very busy with many big trucks
Lots of families camp...
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Spent 3 days in the premium cabins on the lake. It was super quiet and relaxing. I got to watch the sunset from my porch. The lake is a state park and a village so one side is campgrounds and the other side has lake homes. The lake was large and had a huge marsh. You could rent canoes for...
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We were driving east and just needed a place to sleep the Thursday before July 4 weekend. I found their website and phone number from a travel app and called when we were about an hour away, they had a site!
beautiful grassy sites with large shade trees, most of the sites have lake views, there is a swimming pool,...
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This state park has been destroyed by flooding 2 or 3 times in the last few years, but they rebuild it and it seems to improve a bit each time. Its a flat park area, with good RV sites (I didnt see water connections, just electrical) with big trees for shade and lots of picnic areas. There is a swimming...
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This place has been flooded so many times that the most attractive thing about the place is that it shows the "Never say Die" spirit of Americans. It is a beautiful place with a great Restaurant, when it is cleaned up and open. Just call ahead and pray that it hasn't rained in the last year.

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